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68 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
The unclassified nuisances included the following:—
2 rotten wood flooring repaired.
1 rotten wood sink renewed and replaced by another.
17 new stoneware gully traps in place of old iron
bell trap.
20 separate supplies of water for drinking purposes.
35 soil-pipes repaired.
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance:—
Three fowls. Two horses. One goat.
Under the Housing of the Working Classes Act,
1890, we have been able to close a block of houses which
had become so insanitary as to be in my opinion no
longer habitable. I refer to Nos. 1 to 6, Bigg's Bow.
A summons was issued and made returnable on 8th June.
The Magistrate, Mr. Cluer, viewed the property on June
8th, and granted a closing order on June 12th in respect
of 1, 3, 4, 5, Bigg's Bow. Nos. 2 and 6 were not occupied
at the time, and a closing order was not obtained in
regard to these two. The premises were closed in due
course. Since that date these premises have got into a
frightfully dilapidated condition and indeed have become
a nuisance to the health of the neighbourhood. After a
closing order is obtained in respect of Nos. 2 and 6, a
demolition order will be applied for.
The shelter at the Parish wharf has not been used
for the accommodation of persons turned out of their
houses for the purpose of disinfecting the premises.
The chamber at the mortuary for receiving bodies
of persons that have died from infectious diseases and
not having proper accommodation at their respective
residences has been used once during the year. It was
the case of a child who died from diphtheria. The house
was a six-roomed one and was occupied by seven children
and four adults.